EV Charging Points in DH8

County Durham, England

Public chargers in the County Durham council area

Most of DH8's postcodes are in the County Durham council area. On 1 July 2026, County Durham had 802 public EV chargers, including 204 rated 50kW or more. That is 149.1 per 100,000 people, 164th of 361 UK local authorities (UK: 174.9). The Department for Transport does not publish figures for individual postcode districts, so these figures cover the whole council area.

County Durham council area, 1 July 2026

802

Public EV chargers

204

Rated 50kW or more

149.1

Per 100,000 people

164th

Rank of 361 councils (per person)

93.2% of DH8's postcodes are in County Durham. The rest are in Northumberland (6.8%).

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Charge points listed near DH8

Open Charge Map lists 9 sites with DH8 postcodes, with 18 sockets between them. This is community-maintained data from October 2026 and is incomplete: across the UK it lists about 48 sockets for every 100 devices the Department for Transport counts. Check the network app before you travel.

Calcot Health and Leisure Company Limited-Blanchland
POD Point (UK) · DH8 9SP · up to 7 kW · 1 socket
not recently verified
Lidl-Consett
POD Point (UK) · DH8 7ES · up to 50 kW · 3 sockets
not recently verified
DCC Gibson Street Carpark 1
MER · DH8 5LB · up to 22 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
DCC Consett Leisure Centre 1
MER · DH8 5HU · up to 22 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
DCC Consett Business Centre
MER · DH8 6BP · up to 22 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
DCC Cutlers Hall Road- Shotley Bridge
MER · DH8 0HJ · up to 22 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
Derwent Street Car Park
MER · DH8 8LU · up to 22 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
Albert Road Car Park
Charge Your Car · DH8 5QU · up to 7 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified
Derwent Manor Hotel
Zero Carbon World · DH8 9BB · up to 7.4 kW · 2 sockets
not recently verified

Charge point data from Open Charge Map contributors, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Some records contain public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many public EV chargers are there in DH8?

The Department for Transport does not count chargers by postcode district. Most of DH8's postcodes are in the County Durham council area. Figures cover the whole County Durham council area. It had 802 public EV chargers on 1 July 2026, including 204 chargers rated 50kW or more.

How does County Durham compare with the rest of the UK?

County Durham had 149.1 public chargers per 100,000 people on 1 July 2026, ranking 164th of 361 UK local authorities. The UK figure was 174.9.

How much does public charging cost in DH8?

Prices are set by each charging network, not by area, so ChargeFinder does not publish an area average. Our network pages show prices where we have checked them against the operator's website, with the month checked. Otherwise, the page says the price has not been checked or that prices vary by site.

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